Girls Spell Ni**er

Senior picture day at Desert Vista High School in Arizona meant that students planned to wear shirts that would spell out “BEST *YOU’VE* EVER *SEEN* CLASS *OF* 2016 for there class picture. Six girls of the class of 700  decided they would use the letters on their shirts to form a different word. The six girls spelled out Ni**er and posted it on there social media accounts.

After the picture went viral on social media Tempe Union Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Baca released the following statement:"The event that took place today at Desert Vista will not be tolerated. It is unacceptable for any racial slur to be used regardless of intent. We need to understand that words matter. I can assure you the appropriate disciplinary action will be taken".

The girls were suspended from school for five days. Many people found that the schools punishment was not severe enough. Although the use of the word Nigger is extremely inappropriate it is not against the law to say. It is protected under the first amendment. Even though it is not illegal the sever part of the punishment for the girls is the community and the entire world  knowing what they did. A five days suspension is nothing to having that  picture out  on the web forever.